Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007

Mr Lipsky said this had caused uncertainty about what risks a counterparty institution might be bearing and, in turn, contributed to the drying up of liquidity in parts of the markets.

FT: IMF warns of risk to global growth

Turmoil in the financial markets will affect growth worldwide, John Lipsky, the number two official at the International Monetary Fund, said on Tuesday.In the first interview by a senior IMF official since the market turmoil intensified, Mr Lipsky, a former senior banker at JPMorgan, told the Financial Times: “This undoubtedly will dampen economic growth.”

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